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April 28, 2016

Former House Speaker Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
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A federal judge has sentenced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert to 15
months in prison for financial crimes related to his attempts to cover
up his sexual abuse of high school wrestlers decades ago. Hastert was
the longest-serving Republican House speaker in history. In October, he
pleaded guilty to breaking banking reporting laws while paying one of
his victims millions in hush money to keep quiet about the sexual abuse.
Topics:Sexual Assault Prison

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